Wada shut down, to get MRA (updated)

Orioles left-handed pitcher Tsuyoshi Wada has been shut down — stopping his rehab assignment — and the plan is for him to fly to Baltimore to see team orthopedist Dr. John Wilckens for lingering left elbow soreness. Wada will get a magnetic resonance angiogram (MRA) on Tuesday, a test that is similar to an MRI but involves injecting dye in the area for a better picture, and there is no timetable for him to resume a throwing program.

Orioles manager Buck Showalter said Wada reported to be feeling discomfort in a different area of his elbow, and executive vice president of baseball operations Dan Duquette said the best course of action is having the 31-year-old see Wilckens.

“That’s why we are having him go through the doctor,” said Duquette, who watched Wada’s rehab start Thursday and was with the team in Anaheim on Saturday. “The doctor will be able to pinpoint what the issue is, hopefully.”

Duquette confirmed that Wada was hampered with the issue during Thursday’s start for Triple-A Norfolk, and the lefty also apparently had a neck spasm that he didn’t make the team aware of until after the game. Wada struggled in his first rehab outing, allowing six earned runs over 2 2/3 innings, and Duquette said the neck issue was a muscle strain that was related to his elbow injury.

“The way these things work everything is interconnected right,” Duquette said. “So if you have an issue somewhere you have to make an (adjustment) somewhere else.”

Saturday’s news means Wada’s rehab assignment could restart when he goes back out, giving the team another 30 days to work with if it is in fact a different injury. If the injury is the same as before, the Orioles would have to convince Major League Baseball to restart the clock on Wada.

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Britt just curious how often did the last GM make the trip to Cali with the team? I like the idea of it. If the team thinks they can party and not care because they are far away form watchful eyes in Bmore think again Dan will be in the stands.

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